British and Continental Ceramics & Glass - 19th September 2023

Lot 420

A Richard Chaffers (Liverpool) jug, c.1760-64, well painted with two long-tailed birds facing each

Estimate £1,000 - £1,500

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Description

A Richard Chaffers (Liverpool) jug, c.1760-64, well painted with two long-tailed birds facing each other beside leafy branches, with further exotic birds in flight above, a chip to the rim, 17.8cm.

Cf. English Ceramic Circle 50th Anniversary Exhibition, 1977, no 183 for a jug with similar fine bird decoration.